SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

    Market Infrastructure

    Macquarie to Set Up Electronic FX Trading Infrastructure in Singapore

    By Editors | 04/12/2020

    Macquarie’s FX pricing hub will strengthen Singapore’s proposition as a global FX price discovery and liquidity centre, said MAS executive director Lim Cheng Khai.

    Securities / Derivatives

    TWSE, TPEx to Launch New Trading Boards With Easier Listing Rules

    By Editors | 03/12/2020

    TWSE’s board will set a lower market cap requirement and no profitability requirement. TPEx’s board will allow companies to apply if they are recommended by two securities firms.

    Market Infrastructure

    Taiwan Futures Exchange Granted QCCP Status

    By Editors | 03/12/2020

    TAIFEX says the QCCP status will help attract more foreign and institutional investors to participate in Taiwan’s futures market.

    Securities / Derivatives

    ASX to Enhance Framework on Client Money Obligations

    By Editors | 03/12/2020

    ASX will require daily reconciliation of individual client trust account balances, prescribe a standard format for trust reconciliations, and enhance reporting requirements.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Ho Chi Minh Bourse to Raise Minimum Board Lot Tenfold

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/12/2020

    HoSE plans to allow two weeks for modifications to trading systems, one week for testing, and implementation in January 2021.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SAFE Keeps With Pledge to Grant Additional QDII Quotas

    By Editors | 03/12/2020

    SAFE pledged to grant additional quotas quarterly. Since September, $12.72bn worth of QDII quotas have been granted to 71 institutions.

    Securities / Derivatives

    OCBC Securities, Lion Global to Launch SGX’s First Tech-focused ETF

    By Editors | 03/12/2020

    The ETF will launch on SGX on 10 December, tracking the Hang Seng TECH Index, which comprises Hong Kong’s 30 largest listed technology companies.

    Securities / Derivatives

    UOB to Set Up Electronic FX Trading Infrastructure in Singapore

    By Editors | 03/12/2020

    The electronic FX pricing and trading engine will help UOB achieve reduced latency, and aligns with MAS objectives to develop Singapore into a regional FX trading centre.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Bill to Block Chinese Listings on US Markets Passes Congress

    By Editors | 03/12/2020

    Once the President signs the bill into law, Chinese companies would be blocked from listing in the US if they don’t submit to PCAOB audits.

    Securities / Derivatives

    CSRC Investigates SOE and Auditor Over Bond Default

    By Manesh Samtani | 03/12/2020

    SOE defaults could pave the way for increased transparency, faster resolutions and more predictable outcomes for investors in the long run.

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